1953 Australian Grand Prix
1953 Australian Grand Prix | |||
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Formula Libre race | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 21 November 1953 | ||
Location | Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 5.03 km (3.125 miles) | ||
Distance | 64 laps, 321.92 km (250 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Maybach Special | |
Time | 2'03 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Talbot-Lago | ||
Second | MG Special | ||
Third | MG |
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The 1953 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre[1] motor race held at Albert Park Street Circuit, Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1953. The race, which had 40 starters, was held over 64 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a total of 322 kilometres. It was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and Army Southern Command.[2]
It was the eighteenth Australian Grand Prix. While much of the Grand Prix's history to this point had taken place on public road or street circuits, this was the first time it had been held on a circuit in a major population centre. The circuit was laid out on public roads surrounding the Albert Park Lake in inner Melbourne.
The race was won by Doug Whiteford, his third and final Australian Grand Prix victory, equalling the feat achieved by Bill Thompson in the 1930s. It was also the largest margin of victory in the race's history, Whiteford winning by six laps for a margin of 30 kilometres.
Classification
[edit]Results as follows.[3]
Pos | No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Entrant[2] | Laps[4] | Time |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot-Lago 4.5L | D. Whiteford | 64 | 2h 24m 50s |
2 | 26 | ![]() | MG TC Special / MG s/c 1.3L | H. Brydon | 58 | |
3 | 22 | ![]() | MG K3 / MG 1.1L | A.G. Brown | 57 | |
4 | 23 | ![]() | MG Q / MG 0.7L | L.P. Murphy | 57 | |
5 | 30 | ![]() | MM Special / Holden 2.3L | L. Molina | 56 | |
6 | 32 | ![]() | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | C.R. Dickason | 56 | |
7 | 7 | ![]() | Kleinig-Hudson 8 Special / Hudson 4.4L | F. Kleinig | 56 | |
8 | 38 | ![]() | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | L.J. Gray | 55 | |
9 | 19 | ![]() ![]() | Wylie Javelin / Jowett s/c 1.5L | A.J. Wylie | 55 | |
10 | 16 | ![]() | Allard J2 / Cadillac 4.4L | R.H. Hunt | 55 | |
11 | 33 | ![]() | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | B.S. Stillwell | 54 | |
12 | 17 | ![]() ![]() | BWA Special / Frazer Nash 1.5L | J. Barrett | 53 | |
13 | 40 | ![]() | MG TC Special / MG 1.3L | N. and S. Charge | 52 | |
14 | 35 | ![]() | Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L | F. Lobb | 51 | |
15 | 9 | ![]() | Maserati 6C / Maserati 1.5L | E.D. McKinnon | 50 | |
16 | 42 | ![]() | MG TB Special / MG 1.3L | J.P. Nind | 45 | |
17 | 60 | ![]() | Cooper Mk.V / JAP 0.5L | Ecurie Australie | 43 | |
18 | 31 | ![]() | Plymouth Special / Plymouth 3.1L | S.A. Negus | 39 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Maybach Special Mk.1 / Maybach 4.3L | Ecurie Australie | 58 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() | Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L | J. Calvert | 52 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() | Ballot / Oldsmobile 3.9L | L.F. O'Donoghue | 48 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() ![]() | Maserati 4CL / Maserati 1.5L | C. Warren | 41 | |
Ret | 65 | ![]() ![]() | HRG Special | H. Thompson | 39 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() | Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.3L | W. Wilcox | 37 | |
Ret | 55[2] | ![]() | Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L | J.H. Phillips | 34 | |
Ret | 57[2] | ![]() | Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L | H.W. Hurst | 29 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() | Bugatti T51A / Bugatti 1.5L | P.C. Catlin | 23 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() | Dodge Special / Dodge 4.0L | P.G. Harrison | 22 | |
Ret | 64 | ![]() | HRG Special / HRG 1.5L | S. Massola | 19 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.4L | W.H. Hayes | 17 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() | Alta / Ford 4.3L | E. Gray | 13 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() | Austin A40 Special / Austin 1.3L | Weir and Male Motors | 13 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() | Talbot-Darracq / Talbot 1.5L | R.J. Nutt | 11 | |
Ret | 37 | ![]() | BMW 328 / BMW 2.0L | P. McKenna | 11 | |
Ret | 39 | ![]() | MG Special / MG 1.3L | J.H. O'Dea | 8 | |
Ret[9] | 45 | ![]() | Cooper Mk.IV / JAP | G. Greig | 8 | |
Ret | 56[2] | ![]() | MG TC Special / MG 1.3L | V. Moloney | 5 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() | MG K3 / MG 1.1L | J. Gullan | 3 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Bugatti T37 / Bugatti 2.0L | A.E. Chick | 3 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() | HWM F2 / Jaguar 3.4L | Ecurie Australie | 1 | |
DNS[10] | 5 | ![]() | Cooper / Bristol 2.0L | J.A. Brabham | - |
Notes
[edit]- Winner's average speed: 82.85 mph[11]
- Fastest lap: Stan Jones – 2'03
References
[edit]- ^ Racing into history, A look back at the 1953 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, 2013, page 6
- ^ a b c d e Official Souvenir Programme, XVIIIth Australian Grand Prix
- ^ Howard, Graham (1986). "1953". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 182–191. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ Australian Grand Prix 1953 - Laps Completed, The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races
- ^ a b Alf Barrett: ‘The Maestro’: Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza, primotipo.com Retrieved 21 November 2015
- ^ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Peter Vennermark drove Warren's car at the start and page 190 states that Vennermark handed over to Warren during the race.
- ^ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Thompson and Gillespie both drove car 65.
- ^ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix uses both Messola and Massolla. The Official Programme uses Massola.
- ^ Gordon Greig is listed as a DNS in the Entry List on page 191 of in The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, but is also listed under Retirements on the same page. Greig is shown on the Laps Completed chart in The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races
- ^ Brabham is mentioned as a non-starter (due to mechanical problems in practice) on page 186 of The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix.
- ^ Official Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964, page 23